Spirit beat MOUZ 2:0 in the semifinals of BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 on November 14, becoming the first team to reach the grand final in Hong Kong. They ended a ten-map winning streak for MOUZ on Mirage with a 13:7 win, then recovered from 8:11 on Ancient to close the series 13:11. Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich led the match with a 1.47 Rating 3.0.
Tournament context
Spirit qualified directly for the semifinals after beating FUT and G2 in Group B. MOUZ took the longer route after losing their opener to G2, eliminating FUT in the lower bracket before sweeping Vitality in the quarterfinals. MOUZ had also won their previous three series against Spirit, most recently at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026.
How the match unfolded — Spirit vs MOUZ
Series score: 2:0 in favor of Spirit
- Mirage (MOUZ pick) — 13:7 in favor of Spirit
Spirit took a 9:3 lead into halftime on the MOUZ pick. The teams split the next eight rounds, which was enough for Spirit to close the map 13:7 and end the MOUZ winning streak on Mirage. - Ancient (Spirit pick) — 13:11 in favor of Spirit
Spirit led 8:4 at halftime, but MOUZ won seven rounds in a row after the switch to go up 11:8. Spirit answered with five straight rounds of their own, closing Ancient in regulation and leaving Nuke unplayed.
Player of the Match — Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich (Spirit)
- K–D: 37–26
- ADR: 86.9
- KAST: 72.7%
- Rating 3.0: 1.47
- Round Swing: +3.96%
tN1R did his best work on Mirage, where he recorded 21 kills, 111.0 ADR and a 2.12 Rating 3.0. Boris “magixx” Vorobiev led Spirit on the closer second map with 22 kills and a 1.56 rating on Ancient.
VRS results
- Spirit — +36 pt → 1,883 pt, #4 → #4
- MOUZ — −17 pt → 1,963 pt, #1 → #1
Neither team changed position in the post-match VRS projection shown by HLTV.
What’s next?
Spirit will face the winner of FURIA vs Falcons in the best-of-five grand final on November 15 at 09:00 CET. MOUZ exit in the semifinals and will next compete at PGL Major Singapore 2026, where they enter directly in Stage 3.
Match summary
Spirit took away the strongest map for MOUZ, then won the last five rounds on Ancient just as the series looked headed for a decider. The sweep ended a three-series losing streak against MOUZ and sent Spirit through to the grand final.
